The 2017 release of Presenter Video Express rolls out new features, enhanced user interface, and enhancements.

Adobe Presenter Video Express lets you combine application or desktop capture and webcam video. Using this tool, marketing, eLearning, and training professionals or even hobbyists and amateur video producers can quickly produce video tutorials or other video content. Also, you can use the video edit options such as Pan & Zoom and Trim to customize the video output.

The output is an MP4 file that you can publish to YouTube. You can also publish a zip file to any SCORM-compliant LMS or Adobe's own Captivate Prime LMS.

The 2017 release of Adobe Presenter Video Express enables you to record content using webcam, screen, or both webcam and screen together:

Webcam The webcam capture of the narrator who demonstrates or presents a project or application including audio narration.

Screen Record actions performed on your monitor screen along with audio narration.

Both Record both screen actions and webcam capture of the narrator.

The 2017 release of Adobe Presenter Video Express is now available as a stand-alone product on both Windows and Mac. Read on for a quick introduction to these new features and enhancements, and links to resources offering more information.

Recording experience refresh

New in the 2017 release of Adobe Presenter Video Express

Experience the new and enhanced user interface while recording your content using the 2017 release of Adobe Presenter Video Express. Now, you can preview your recordings instantly with the click of a Play button. You can also edit your recordings with a revamped and intuitive user interface. A toolbar appears in the edit mode of your video presentations with in-product hints, aiding you to perform your tasks effectively.

Download assets on demand

New in the 2017 release of Adobe Presenter Video Express

In the 2017 release of Adobe Presenter Video Express, you can also download themes from Adobe Cloud server in addition to using default branding themes. By default, one branding theme is provided in the 2017 release of Adobe Presenter Video Express. You can download 12 branding theme assets from the cloud. A sample screenshot of the Download Themes dialog is provided below. For more information, see Edit video themes.

You can also download background assets to enhance webcam video. By default, six background assets are provided in the 2017 release of Adobe Presenter Video Express. In addition to default assets, you can download 23 assets from the cloud.

Manage bookmarks with new panel

New in the 2017 release of Adobe Presenter Video Express

The 2017 release of Adobe Presenter Video Express provides an easy way to create and manage bookmarks in your video editor, with a click of a button. A thumbnail is created in the panel to indicate the bookmark at a specific timeline. You can use these bookmarks while creating quiz questions and answers. When a user answers a particular question, the user can be directed to an already bookmarked time of your presentation.

Annotations enhancements

Enhanced in the 2017 release of Adobe Presenter Video Express

In the 2017 release of Adobe Presenter Video Express, you can annotate a video with Arrow shape. Now, you can click the annotations icon at the left pane and choose the shapes from the panel instead of choosing from a dialog. Now, you can add a color of your choice from six available options. You can continue to add shapes, lines, and text annotations. In this release, there is a significant improvement to the text annotations. Now, you can align text, choose font of your choice, change text font type, change text color, and text area background color.

Quiz panel enhancements

Enhanced in the 2017 release of Adobe Presenter Video Express

In the 2017 release of Adobe Presenter Video Express, you can view all the Quiz questions in the left panel and move from one question to other question using arrows. Also, you can enable users to move directly to a specific point in the timeline using bookmarks. While creating quiz question set, you can click Go to bookmark option and choose a specific marked point of presentation.

In-product Hints on key features

New in the 2017 release of Adobe Presenter Video Express

While using Presenter Video express features, you can view dialogs with hints on more information of the feature or how to use a specific feature. To open the hint on a feature, click question mark icon in the toolbar panel. To close the hint, click Dismiss.

Sample Hint

Sample Hint

More enhancements

User interface enhancements

Now, you can experience a revamped user interface in the video editor.

Trim panel enhancement

You can fine tune the trim by stepping the start/end time by seconds or frames.

Branding panel changes

You can experience an enhanced user interface for branding panel feature.

Enhanced Contact Us workflow

The 2017 release of Adobe Presenter Video Express provides you an enhanced Contact Us workflow. Using this dialog, you can attach log files, your working Project and send to Adobe. You can load Contact Us dialog anytime by clicking question mark icon on upper-right corner of the product and by clicking Contact Us in the menu.